Married at First Sight

Next Wednesday 15 Feb is the second dinner party.

The official MAFS podcast launched on Sunday this week.

Hosted by MAFS experts, sexologist Alessandra Rampolla and relationship expert John Aiken, the official MAFS podcast will be released on Sundays following the commitment ceremony and discuss the week’s biggest themes.

Fuelled by MAFS unmissable moments and culture shifting conversations, each podcast episode will dive deeper into the week’s most burning relationship issues.

The podcast is currently available on nine.com.au and Google Podcasts, with more platforms to come.

Episode 7

Move In Day

It’s move in day and our newlyweds are arriving at the first home they will share as a married couple. It’s a big step for all our newlyweds, but it’s particularly momentous for Sandy and Dan, as this will be the first time Sandy has ever lived with anyone outside of her immediate family.

While most couples are happy to be in their new homes together, Jesse is dreading the arrival of his wife, Claire. But upon arrival, Claire quickly sets about calming Jesse’s fears and they agree to start fresh.

After their explosive fight at the last night’s dinner party, Bronte and Harrison have a heated argument just minutes after moving in, seeing Harrison move into a separate apartment.

After spending their first night in their new homes, our newlyweds awake to a message from the Experts; it’s time for Confessions Week. The first task of the week is the Photo Ranking task that sees Caitlin and Shannon hit their first hurdle. As Shannon blunders his way through ranking the other brides, Caitlin expresses concern at the tone of her husband’s commentary. Her fears are confirmed when Shannon ranks Caitlin in second place, but upon reflection decides to demote her even further. Caitlin is left speechless.

Alyssa and Duncan are assigned the Confessions Letter task, which they both anticipate will bring them closer together. However, Alyssa’s confession, that she was once involved with a married man, leaves Duncan shaken and questioning his wife’s moral compass.

Bronte and Harrison reunite to take on the Photo Ranking task, but when Bronte states her desire for an empathetic partner they descend into another argument, and Harrison accuses Bronte of abandoning their relationship.

Jesse is initially reluctant to share his Confessions Letter with his wife, Claire, but is surprised by her empathetic response to his confession that his last girlfriend kept him a secret for the entirety of their two-year relationship. Reflecting on the task, Jesse realises that he has unfairly judged his wife.

As the day winds down and most couples head off to bed. Caitlin overhears her husband Shannon taking a phone call in the hallway. Concerned by his emotional state, Caitlin presses Shannon on his conversation, leading to his confession that he is still in love with his ex-fiancée. Caitlin is left stunned yet again.

Episode 8

Our 10 couples are halfway through one of the toughest phases of the Experiment, known as Confessions Week. After a week of marriage, they have now moved in together and are becoming familiar with sharing a home as husband and wife.

However, an overnight confrontation rocks the experiment, when Jesse accuses wife Claire of having secret phone calls to fellow groom Adam.

Jesse gives a blow-by-blow account of what happened that evening, revealing that he was suspicious of Claire and Adam’s relationship after watching them flirt at group drinks and then “catching” her on the phone to what sounded like Adam in the early hours of the morning. Furious, Jesse made his way into Janelle & Adam’s apartment demanding to look at Adam’s phone.

The commotion had woken the rest of the couples, and they are left trying to piece together what went down in the early hours of the morning. Janelle & Adam are also trying to understand Jesse’s motivations. Adam reassures his wife that Jesse has trust issues and that she has nothing to worry about and they agree to put the incident behind them.

Meanwhile Claire is still in disbelief after Jesse’s outburst and confronts him, demanding an apology. Jesse wants her to hear him out, but Claire has no interest in hearing anything other than an apology. Frustrated, Jesse gives in and apologises then packs up his things and moves out.

Next, it’s time to reveal a brand-new task in the Experiment - the Phone Swap task. It’s an exercise in trust: a key component in a healthy marriage. While this task may be tough, it’s designed to give our couples an insight into their partner’s true feelings and to gauge just how much they trust each other.

Alyssa & Duncan are the first couple to partake in the Phone Swap. Although the task was somewhat confronting, they allow each other to explore their partner’s phones and messages. What is revealed for each of them is a text trail of lovely messages sent to their loved ones celebrating their feelings for each other. The task leaves them feeling reassured that they can trust their partners to be open and honest in their relationship and that they do indeed share similar feelings.

Next, it’s Janelle & Adam’s turn to do the Phone Swap Task, but considering Jesse’s accusations that Adam had been secretly calling Claire, this task is also an opportunity for Janelle to explore Adam’s phone and clear any doubts she may have.

However, Adam is reluctant to do the task and is adamant that looking at each other’s phones can only lead to misunderstandings and paranoia. Somewhat disappointed, Janelle agrees with her husband and they both decide not to complete the task.

Confessions Week has been tough on Caitlin, after her husband Shannon made a confession that he is still in love with his ex-fiancĂ©. Caitlin tells Shannon that she came here to put her all into the Experiment and his relationship with his ex is getting in the way of that. Shannon confesses that he was keeping his ex “on the fence” in case the Experiment did not work out, but admits he needs to grow up. Caitlin declares that he needs to put a boundary up with his ex or she will shut herself off from him.

It’s Melissa & Josh’s turn to take on the Confessions Letter task. In a heartbreaking letter, Josh wears his heart on his sleeve and reveals through tears that he is struggling with loneliness after his divorce. Josh is taken aback when Melissa offers no comfort and quickly turns the attention back on herself to reveal what Josh already knows
 that sex is important to her. Josh is frustrated realising that beyond sex, there is not much else to their relationship, and he is desperate to connect on a deeper level with his new wife.

Next, Lyndall & Cameron have been given The First Impressions task, where they look back at the very first moment they saw one another. They are chuffed that they both had that instant attraction.

Bronte & Harrison have been living in separate apartments since the beginning of the week. Bronte decides to give the Experiment the effort it deserves and invites her husband to move back in. Harrison says that that is all he has wanted and returns with luggage in toe – both hope this will be the turning point in their relationship.

The Final task of Confessions Week is the new Five-Year Plan task, where our couples must list the things that they hope to focus on in the next five years. For Sandy & Dan, their future looks bright with similar goals and desires.

But when it comes to Melissa & Josh, their future takes a darker turn when Melissa puts “healthy sex life” in her plan. Fed up with his wife always prioritising sex in every aspect of her life, Josh questions her. The question lands badly and Melissa tells Josh that if he can’t keep up with her sexual needs, there are plenty of other men who will.

The fallout from Melissa’s Five-Year Plan continues later that night. Josh tells her that there is more to a relationship than just sex and that she has never shown any other interest in him – a point proven when he asks her what he does for a living and she is unable to answer. The fight culminates with Melissa taking sex off the table for a week to get to know each other better – Josh does not believe that she is capable of abstaining from sex but is willing to give it a go.

Just catching up on eps. Surely audiences will catch on to this manufactured drama? In particular Harrison and Bronte. Like what are the chances Bronte’s friend knew his GF and were texting when shes saying oh this blonde girl. Wait isnt she your friend? enough to get texts from? So scripted. If Bronte’s friend is not an actress she’s definitely been fed a story by producers.

Also you got to love how Harrison builds competition prize houses and Adam sells tickets for comp houses. On top of the guy who bought the brothers houses on the Block did the same thing. Is everything just a ponzi scam to get rich now?

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Episode 9 - First Commitment Ceremony

With the experiences and challenges of Confessions Week behind them, it’s the morning of the first Commitment Ceremony. Tonight, our newly married couples will reveal to each other, as well as the Experts, whether they will decide to stay with their partner in the experiment for another week, or leave their marriage for good.

As some couples are ready to share the success of their marriages, others are in crisis mode and can’t wait to meet with others in the experiment for some much-needed feedback and advice in making their decisions. However Lyndall has decided to stay behind and skip the deliberations as she holds a secret that she must reveal at tonight’s Commitment Ceremony.

After a few couples previously headed out for a night on the town and Jesse suspects something happened between his wife Claire and fellow groom Adam, the fallout has left Jesse and Claire in separate apartments and not on speaking terms. Meanwhile, Adam can’t wait to see Jesse and tell him exactly what he thinks of his outburst the other night accusing him of having an affair with Claire.

First up on the Commitment Ceremony couch is Jesse and Claire. Jesse explains why things escalated for him and how Claire and Adam made him feel during the events of that night. Adam and Jesse argue and Adam accuses Jesse of imagining things, Claire joins in to explain the night and what Jesse thought he heard and saw.

Lyndall finally comes clean that there could be some truth to the flirtations that Jesse thought he saw between Adam and Claire. Lyndall reveals that Adam told her to leave and go home early otherwise Adam would go home with Claire. The entire room is outraged. Janelle does not know what to think and Adam explains that he was just bantering and would never say or mean anything like that.

Jesse decides that the experiment has brought out the worst in him and decides to leave. Claire writes stay as she sees the glimmer of hope and the fun they first shared on their wedding day and his hopes to get back to that. They are in the experiment for another week but there are certainly question marks over their future together.

Next on the couch is Adam and Janelle. Adam starts off by apologising to everyone, especially Janelle for his behaviour the other night. Janelle stands by her man but she’s feeling insecure as she really likes Adam. Adam admits he also likes Janelle, they have a great intimate relationship, and both decide to stay.

For Tahnee and Ollie it’s been smooth sailing and they’re not going anywhere. Melinda and Layton had a slow start but Melinda has now found the attraction and both write stay. Alyssa and Duncan are falling for each other and are on the way to wedded bliss as they choose to stay. For Sandy and Dan, they are heading in the right direction and will be staying for another week.

Up next is Melissa and Josh, and even though on different pages about their relationship, they are still kind to each other. Josh reveals he doesn’t want to be a sexual object, and Melissa says she wants to get to know him. They are both keen to keep trying for another week.

Harrison and Bronte seem to be on different wavelengths when Bronte says she and Harrison have found it hard, but Harrison reveals it’s been like a holiday. Bronte reveals that Harrison was seeing a girl right before he entered the experiment. Harrison still can’t see what he’s doing wrong, Lyndall then gives him the rundown of why Bronte struggles to trust him. Harrison can’t see their perspective.

The group and the Experts are horrified by Harrison’s remarks and John jumps in to help Harrison see the error of his ways. Finally Harrison apologises to Bronte. Harrison writes leave – at which Bronte is shocked - and Bronte writes stay. They are in the experiment for another week and Harrison promises to try.

Lyndall and Cam are up next and are a bundle of joy and happiness, both write stay.

While Shannon and Caitlin are clearly in crisis and Shannon immediately tells the Experts he’s in love with his ex. As they continue to talk about how he is optimistic for his future in the experiment, John jumps in and to clarify that Shannon’s disrespectful behaviour is totally unacceptable, including Harrison in his comments. Shannon apologises and promises to be all-in moving with Caitlin so they will both stay.

I flicked over for about a minute tonight for the first time in a year, and yep, caught that playing out on the couch.

All in the contracts though. Likely will be a deal between those two contestants, paid extra cash for such situation, and should they say boo, ever , well goodbye cash. Contracts would have been tightened and cash payments delayed after those contestant leaks a few years ago around how producers orchestrate things.

I see on news feeds this week one other new intruder has already been leaking things. Not sure if that is producer created or someone breaching the contract.

Episode 10

The brides and grooms are reeling after an explosive first Commitment Ceremony, which saw several couples face the music as the experts dug deep into each relationship. Personal trainer Shannon feels remorseful for the position he put his bride Caitlin in when he revealed that he was still in love with his ex. He acknowledges that Caitlin deserves better, and vows to do so.

For Janelle, the revelation that Lyndall had heard Adam make a remark on a night out has her wondering if her husband was truthful about whether something did happen between Adam and Claire. Adam reassures his bride that there is no truth to the rumours and Janelle chooses to believe him. For Jesse and Claire, the two are still living apart and Jesse feels terrible about his actions the night before. Claire is still shocked by Jesse’s behaviour but feels that if Jesse can atone for his actions, then there might be hope for their marriage.

In Melissa and Josh’s apartment, Melissa is hopeful that they can implement Expert Alessandra’s advice from the night before and try to meet each other halfway with their intimate needs, however Josh is keeping the discussion neutral.

Down the hall, Bronte is upset that Harrison’s actions on the couch didn’t match up with a text message he had previously sent her. Bronte confronts her husband, but when the words Bronte says and the writing in the text don’t align, Harrison calls his wife a gaslighter and she storms out of the apartment and cries in the lobby.

Expert Alessandra sends the brides and grooms an invitation to an Intimacy Workshop. At the bride’s workshop, Alessandra tackles the stigmas around using sex toys for pleasure and invites the brides to take a goodie bag home and experiment with the items within. At the groom’s workshop, Alessandra explains to the men that being attentive to their partner can really put them into a good place. Alessandra tasks each groom with the first challenge of intimacy week: planning an intimate date for their wives.

Returning home from the intimacy workshop, Ollie sets up his apartment in a recreation of the Fijian honeymoon he and Tahnee went on, which thrills his bride. Dan places a reservation at a restaurant in Darling Harbour and wows Sandy with a lovely meal where they’re able to laugh and get to know each other further. Despite his wife moving into a separate apartment, Harrison moved forward with planning a date for Bronte. Bronte rejects Harrison’s offer to go on a date.

Back at the Skye Suites, Adam treats Janelle to a homemade spa night. Down the hall, Jesse invites Claire to his apartment for their date where he prepared homemade bowling. The two talk through their issues and the night ends for them with a glimmer of hope for the future. Determined to show he’s trying; Harrison takes the photo from his and Bronte’s wedding down to the Barangaroo foreshore to watch the sunset.

The next day, Josh surprises Melissa with a Lego replica of Thor’s Hammer. Melissa is happy that Josh found a date idea that ties into their personal joke and Josh loves that he got to learn more about Melissa. Meanwhile, Expert Alessandra drops by Claire’s apartment and invites Jesse over to task them with a challenge in the hopes of bringing them closer together, both physically and intimately. She talks through the couple’s issues before having them practise a melting hug that has successful results.

The next morning, Tahnee and Ollie are gleeful after having tried out a toy that Alessandra gifted them.

Down the hall, the goodwill between Melissa and Josh has dissipated after Melissa has issues with Josh not cuddling her in bed the night before. That night, Jesse stops by Janelle and Adam’s apartment with gifts and an apology for his behaviour at the Commitment Ceremony, and Janelle and Adam accept his apology. Jesse says goodnight to Claire, who is ready to accept her husband back into her apartment when he’s ready. Meanwhile, Melissa and Josh’s intimacy issues have reached breaking point. Melissa accuses Josh of being less than a man and Josh claims Melissa has no depth to her beyond sex. The night ends with the both of them upset and defeated, and Josh believing that he is unable to continue in the experiment.

Episode 11

We’re halfway through Intimacy Week and the tasks set by resident sexologist Alessandra, are pushing the couples to explore their physical and emotional boundaries, resulting in some couples growing closer and other relationships unravelling detrimentally.

The week has been particularly disappointing for sex-positive Melissa as her emotional and physical connection with husband Josh has stagnated and the couple are no longer on speaking terms. As Josh jokes about the unused sex toys from Alessandra’s Sex Workshop, Melissa realises just how sexually incompatible they truly are.

Loved up couple Alyssa and Duncan have all the chemistry, but with Alyssa’s conservative Mormon background they have yet to go all the way despite Duncan’s good looks and sexual desirability. However, as they undergo Alessandra’s date and kissing tasks, Alyssa feels safe and comfortable enough with Duncan to let her guard down and finally they get to home base.

Although Jesse and Claire reconciled in the first half of Intimacy Week, the pair are still living in separate apartments, but after Jesse puts in effort by going crystal shopping with Claire and writing a list of what he appreciates about his wife, the pair are more connected than ever – they decide it’s time Jesse moves back into their apartment.

So far this week, turbulent couple Bronte and Harrison have been on rocky ground, with Bronte moved out and Harrison undergoing the Intimacy week date task alone. However, Bronte is determined to break their toxic cycle and offers an olive branch to Harrison. They agree to move forward and they connect during their eye gazing Intimacy Week task.

Power couple Melinda and Layton reveal their up and down relationship. Melinda wants more depth from Layton than their superficial bickering and this comes to a head when Layton struggles to take the eye gazing task exercise seriously. They argue and Melinda walks out with the belief that Layton isn’t making their relationship a priority. However, Layton redeems himself when he organises a dancing date for his wife Melinda who loves dancing. They bond as they move together and rekindle the connection they made during their wedding reception dance.

After an explosive Commitment Ceremony where Shannon announced he’s still in love with his ex, Shannon is coming into Intimacy Week armed with advice from the experts to put his wife first. Under instruction from Alessandra he prepares a date night to remember with all the romantic trappings – he lights candles in the shape of a love heart and serves up Caitlin’s favourite meal, a chicken parmigiana, freshly carried over from the local pub. Caitlin is ecstatic with the effort he has put in and is ready to embrace the rest of Intimacy Week and find a deeper connection with her husband.

However, their relationship takes a surprising turn during the eye gazing task with Shannon realising he’s not physically attracted to Caitlin. When Caitlin senses a shift in his demeanour, Shannon decides to deliver blow after blow of brutal honesty. He tells Caitlin she’s attractive, but not to him and that if she had blown him away at the altar, his feelings for his ex wouldn’t have surfaced. Caitlin is devastated, but she finally unleashes on Shannon, telling him that his behaviour is appalling and that she deserves more. She packs her bags and moves out, leaving an ashamed Shannon in her dust.

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A British promo for this season complete with “Australian” accent.

Everything about Harisson is just awful, so this doesn’t surprise me.

Married at First Sight’s Harrison Boon’s ANTI-VAX views resurfaced (sodramaticonline.com)

Isn’t the whole program just awful? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Episode 12 - Second dinner party

It’s been two weeks since the start of the Married at First Sight experiment, and the couples prepare for the second Dinner Party after an eventful Intimacy Week. Most look forward to tonight, especially Claire and Jesse who will be entering the Dinner Party together for the very first time. However, there are some couples who have struggled with the topic of Intimacy this week and who will be entering the Dinner Party tonight in a bad place – none more so than Cam and Lyndall. They have their very first argument after Lyndall reveals that she and Claire saw Shannon with a mystery woman and child on the weekend, and she wants to bring it up tonight. Frustrated that Lyndall has once again been caught up in the group drama, Cam storms out of the apartment.

The couples arrive one by one to the cocktail party, but gasps fill the room when Caitlin walks in, alone. Lyndall reveals to Caitlin that she saw Shannon on the weekend with who she believes to be his ex and child. Caitlin is shocked and devastated but does mention to the girls that Shannon said he was meeting his ‘cousin’ on the weekend, leaving the girls to question who he was seeing.

Seated directly next to Shannon, Claire is quick to address who she and Lyndall saw him with, which captures the attention of the entire table. Shannon is quick to deflect that he was with his cousin and her child, but Claire is left feeling unconvinced.

Seeing Sandy and Dan getting along at the table, Janelle pulls Tahnee aside to reveal that she overheard Adam on the phone to Harrison who went out with Dan on the weekend, and that Dan got a woman’s phone number – she needs advice on what to do with this information. Meanwhile, back at the table, Adam tells Harrison that Janelle wants to speak about what she overheard. Harrison is quick to shut Adam down. Before Adam can say anything further, Tahnee asks for him and Ollie to join her and Janelle in the other room, leaving Harrison alone at the table. In the interview, Harrison comes clean that it was in-fact himself who got a woman’s number on the weekend (not Dan).

Harrison storms into the room where the others are sitting and confronts them by asking them to keep quiet about what they know. It doesn’t take long for Harrison to realise that Janelle, Adam, Tahnee, and Ollie, believe that it’s Dan who got the woman’s phone number. Harrison takes this as an opportunity to throw Dan under the bus, in order to keep him out of any drama and elects to go and ‘speak to Dan’.

Harrison pulls Dan aside privately and reveals to him that the group knows about the phone number situation over the weekend, and that they think it’s both him and Dan who got numbers. Confused by this, Dan confirms that he did not get a woman’s number on the weekend but appreciates Harrison telling him what the group have been talking about. Back at the table, Dan is quick to tell his wife, Sandy about the rumours that have been swirling around the dinner table, but she doesn’t understand why Dan’s name would be brought up about getting a woman’s phone number if it wasn’t the case. Overwhelmed, Sandy walks out of the Dinner Party.

Bronte clocks Sandy’s unexpected departure and questions Harrison as to what has gone wrong. Harrison finally comes clean to Bronte about getting a woman’s phone number and says that nothing happened, and the group are just causing drama. However, in a surprise turn of events, Bronte is unaffected by this news and understands that Harrison is a ‘good-looking guy’ and so it’s natural for women to hit on him.

When the group eventually all catch on to the lies and rumours Harrison has been spinning throughout the night, Claire confronts Harrison about what happened with the phone number. Harrison defends himself that he did nothing wrong, and despite the group’s objections, Bronte comes to Harrison’s defence and doubles down on Harrison’s innocence, silencing the group’s opinions.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/mafs-publicist-spotted-controlling-fitzy-wippas-interview-with-bronte-schofield/news-story/f7b27da46983f1d1a5bfa50f57ecad53

A publicist who works for MAFS can be seen in the video in this article controlling the answers contestant Bronte gives in her interview with Fitzy and Wippa.

Bloody hell this commitment ceremony


I feel terrible for Josh. What a shocking situation to be in. Thank God he was able to leave the experiment despite Melissa saying Stay.

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Episode 13 Second Commitment Ceremony

It’s the morning of the second Commitment Ceremony and after a tumultuous dinner party, the couples will soon decide if they will stay or leave the experiment.

At last night’s Dinner Party, Harrison admitted to wife Bronte that he got another woman’s number on a night out with the boys, but to make matters worse, in order to cover his tracks, Harrison spread a rumour that Dan was one who took the number. As Sandy and Dan wake, the mood is tense, as the couple hash out what happened at last night’s Dinner Party. Sandy’s trust has been broken and she questions Dan’s true intentions.

Melissa and Josh remain at odds after a fight earlier in the week where Melissa criticised Josh for his lack of physical intimacy. For Caitlin and Shannon, the couple remain in separate apartments after a fight where Shannon criticised Caitlin’s appearance.

The Commitment Ceremony begins with Claire and Jesse who, after a rocky start to the experiment, have gone from strength to strength during Intimacy Week, resulting in the biggest turnaround of the experiment. Next on the couch is Bronte and Harrison who despite a tension-filled dinner party – and much to the surprise of the group – remain strong. Sandy and Dan are next to speak to the Experts and Sandy believes Dan is innocent – she’s not going to take the word of someone like Harrison, who she doesn’t trust, over her husband.

Things are still going strong for Tahnee and Ollie, Janelle and Adam and Melinda and Layton, as each of the couples continue to grow their relationships.

For Melissa and Josh tension soon boils over, as Josh reveals what Melissa has been saying behind closed doors. Melissa has been criticising Josh for his lack of physical intimacy and not being ‘manly’ enough. The Experts are shocked at Melissa’s behaviour and want to know why physical intimacy is so important to her. Melissa comes to the realisation that she seeks out big men because that’s what she’s grown up with her whole life, it makes her feel safe. Josh chooses to leave and in a turn of events, Melissa has chosen to stay. But the experts make an unprecedented decision as they see that Josh is broken, and they let him leave the experiment.

Alyssa and Duncan reveal to the group that they have finally had sex, and Lyndall and Cam resolve their issues from last night’s dinner party.

Last on the couch is Caitlin and Shannon. After a horrendous week, Caitlin reveals to the group all the horrible things Shannon has been saying to her. Expert John is disgusted by Shannon’s behaviour and holds him accountable for his actions. Caitlin chooses to leave the experiment – she deserves someone who will make her feel special and will treat her well.

Two couples were pretty much forcibly removed from the show and I’m glad that they were.

Shannon should have been taken off last week IMO when he admitted to still being in love with his ex. One of the worst cast members the show has ever had.

As for Melissa - that “transactional sex” comment was an absolutely disgusting thing to say. She should be ashamed of herself.’

The hardest bit to digest is how Bronte is suddenly backing Harisson. It surely won’t be long before that all comes undone.

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Episode 14

After an emotional and shocking Commitment Ceremony that saw two couples leave the experiment, Bronte and Harrison have defied the odds in their quest for love, as the turbulent pair decide to share a home once again.

As Bronte basks in her reunion with Harrison, the real success story everyone is talking about is Claire and Jesse. In the previous Commitment Ceremony, Jesse declares his attraction to Claire and says they are going from strength to strength, however Claire isn’t feeling quite so elated. She reveals to Sandy that the night she went out with Adam and some other couples during Confessions Week – she and Adam did in fact kiss, despite denying it at the time. Sandy urges Claire to tell Jesse as soon as possible.

The experiment welcomes two new couples. Self-confessed control freak Tasmanian Tayla isn’t a fan of compromise and is in dire need of the Experts help. Nice guy Hugo is Tayla’s match, and his positive attitude is just what the Experts think she needs. Meanwhile, stunning model Evelyn is set to marry reliable sparky Rupert.

While Claire stresses about telling Jesse about her kiss with Adam, new bride-to-be Tayla breaks down on the way to the ceremony in the limo – she doesn’t want to go through with it. Hugo is none the wiser as he happily waits for his new bride.

Tayla makes her way up the aisle, only to tell Hugo she also had a goat named Hugo – a comment Hugo takes on the chin. Tayla doesn’t seem impressed by her husband-to-be, but as they exchange vows, Hugo’s beautiful words captivate Tayla and win her over.

Evelyn and Rupert’s wedding is a comedy of errors as a nervous Rupert messes up at every opportunity. At the ceremony, Rupert drops the wedding rings, stuffs up his vows and even manages to lose the rings. Evelyn continues to patiently help Rupert struggle through.

Evelyn and Rupert’s reception doesn’t get any better as they endure a very awkward photoshoot and have the world’s most awkward one on one chat which only cements Evelyn’s frustrations at a mute and useless Rupert.

Meanwhile over at the other wedding, Claire is sitting on her big secret and is terrified to tell a happy Jesse. Sandy has told Dan about Claire’s secret, and she wonders if Claire will tell Jesse today, given they are at another couple’s wedding. Meanwhile, Jesse is having the time of his life soaking in the joy of the wedding day and reliving his own happy memories. Claire eventually finds the courage to take Jesse outside and reveals she did in fact kiss Adam weeks ago. Jesse is shocked, angry and then devastated
. And he cannot wait to see Adam.

When you thought Harisson and Shannon were bad
 Adam now takes the cake. :man_facepalming: